Book-support or music-stand



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B. B. NICHOLS.

BOOK 'SUPPORT 0R MUSIG STAND.

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No. 395,715. Patented Jan. 8, 1889.

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BOOK SUPPORT 0R MUSIC STAND. No. 395,715. Patented Jan. 8, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BAYARD BOYD NIOIIOLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOOK-8U PPORT OR M USlC-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,715, dated January 8, 1889.

Application filed Ma 21, 1888. Serial No. 274,530. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, BAYARD BOYD NICH- OLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in. Book-Supports or Music-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in book-supports or music-stands such as are designed to be attached to pianos, organs, and the like.

Heretofore book-rests have been constructed with pivoted uprights connected by a rod, which causes the uprights to be elevated or depressed; but difficulty has been experienced in their operation, especially in those in which parts are concealed when not in use.

The object of the present invention is to obviate the above objection and produce a support of great simplicity and cheapness, capable of concealment when not in use, and of holding a book and of bein readily operated to release or grasp such to enable the leaves to be rapidly turned.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accmnpanyiug drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Inthe drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of a book or music rack constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the shell, the uprights being slightlyinclined, and showing the arrangement of the kerf-slots and the kerf-recess that connect them. Fig. 2;; is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating theuprights held in a vertical position by a spring. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the manner in which the spring is held out of engagement with the connecting-rod. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the uprights, showing the upper ends connected by a rod. Fig. 0 is a perspective view of the shelf, showing a modification of the invention. Fig. 7 is a detail view showing a modification of the connecting-rod.

In the accompanying drawings, A designates a rack or shelf designed to be attached to pianos, organs, music-stands, or the like.

In Fig. .l of the drawingsl have illustrated the outstanding shell? or rack A hinged to the back 3 of an easel, to form a booksupport or musie-stand. The said shelf A is provided with similar longitiulinal kerf-slots, (1 which are connected togetherby a kerf-reeess, a, in the lower side of the shelf, the slots being about twice as wide as the recess a.

The uprights are constructed of suitable material, preferably metal, and are provided attheir inner ends with arms (I (7, extending from them at suitable angles, through which angles they are pivoted in the correspomling longitudinal kerf-slots a, near one end, and the arms (Z d in that case extending leftward from the uprights t.

The uprights (l are connected by the rod 'D, which is pivoted to the ends of the arms (I (l and slides in the lmrf-recess (1 and is provided with a central handle, (1 which projects downward. This central handle, 1], is generally constructed integral with the eonnccting-rod l); but it may be made of a separate piece of metal and be pivoted to the connecting-rml, whereby it is made capable of being parallel with the colmeeting-rod I), to effect entire concealment of the operative parts of the device.

The uprights L rest normally in the longit'in linal keri-slots (I, where they remain eoncealed; but by means of the central handle,

d, and the connecting-rod D, they may be raised vertically, and they are prevented incliningtothe right, or in the direction in which they move to assume a vertical position, by the shoulder (Z coming in contact with the connecting-rod I), the shoulder being formed at: the angle by the arm d being thinner than the upright \Yhen a book or the like has been placed upon the shelf A and opened at any place, the uprights (I can be quickly and readily raised, and will prevent the leaves from turning. 13y sliding the handle (1 to the right the uprights 0 can be quickly depressed to permit the turning of the leaves.

There may be any desired number of the uprights to insuresuccessfulholding of the book; or it maybe preferable to construct the device as illustrated in Fig. 5 of the accompanying drawings, in which figure the outer ends of the uprights are shown connected by a strip of metal or other suitable material, E. By this eonstruetion books of any size will be held with equal, facility and elfeetiveness.

The u n-ights, when not in. use, rest in the longitudinal kerf-slots (i, and to prevent them sinking too far down into the slots (1, a pin or stop, F, is provided in one of the longitudinal kerf-slots, upon whieh pin or stop F the uprights L rest, and to render the working of the deviee noiseless the pin is eovered with rubber or felt, and the sides of the longitudinal kerfslots a and recess a are lined with the same material. Instead of employing a pin, F, to form a stop to keep the u 'irights from sinking too deep in the slots, a piece of rubber or other suitable soundleadenlug material may be secured in the slot a.

In Order to maintain the uprights in a vertieal position, the eonneeting-rod may be slightly bowed, as shown in Fig. 7, whereby it will be eaused to bind against the sides of the kerf-reeess u, or, as shown in Fig. Set the aeeompanying drawings, a spring, (it, may be provided, whieh is seeured in a groove, o, of the shelf A, and aets against an end of the eomleeting-rod l7 and Iforees the uprights C into a vertieal position, and there retains them until it is released. from engagement with the cotmeeting-rod I) by witlulrawingit bymeans of the handle g, and held out of engagement by inserting the handle q into a notch, a, in the spring-grtmve adapted for it s reeeption.

In Fig. (3 of the drawings I haveillustrated a moditieation of the invention, showing the kerf-reeess a that eonneets the kerf-slots u, made in the outer edge of the shelf A, instead of in the bottom, whereby, when the eonneeting-rod l) is inserted in the reeess a, the handle (1' will extend out horizontally in the direetion of the shelf A. These kerf-slots and grooves u and u may be out in a piano or organ and the device seeured to it instead of to a shelf, A Espeeially this latter form-viz., that shown in Fig. ti-is applicable to this use, and the uprights and eonneeting-rod may be pivoted to the outer edge of any shelf of a music-stand, book-rest, or the like, and they will be equally effective From the foregoing description and the aeeompanying drawings the eonstiatetion, operation, and advantages of the present; invention will be readily seen, and I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details of construction herein shown and described, as I may without tile 'iarting from the spirit of the invention make any minor ehanges therein.

Having thus fully deseribed the invention, what I elaim is 1. The eombination, with the shelf of a musie-stand, book-support, easel, or the like, of the uprights pivoted to said shelf, and the rod connecting the uprights and provided with a handle depending therefrom and capable of elevating and de )ressing the uprights, s ub stantially as described.

2. The combination, with the shelf of a nut sie-stand, book-stlpport, easel, or the like, of the uprights pivoted to it, the rod eonneeting the uprights and eapable of elevating and depressing the uprights, and a spring designed to act against the end of the eonneeting-rod to retain the uprights in a perpendieular position, substantially as described.

3. The eombinat ion, with the shelf of a musie-stand, book-support, easel, or the like, of the pivoted uprights provided with arms, and rods Connecting the uprights above and below the pivotal points, the lower one of said rods beingprovided wit h a handle depending therefrom, substantiallyas and forthe purpose deseribed.

-l. 'lhee )mbination, with the shell' of a music-stand, book-support, easel, or the like, of the uprights pivoted to it, the rod eonneeting the uprights and eaiimble of elevatingand depressing the uprights, and a handle pivotally seeured to the eonneeting-rod to operate the deviee and designed to be turned jiarallel with the eonneeting-rod, substantially as and for the purpose speeilied.

5. The eoml, ination, with the shell of a music-stand, book-siniport, easel, or the like provided with the kerf-slots and a kerf-reeess connecting the kerf-slots, of the uprights pivoted in the kerf-slols, and the eonneeting-rod seeured to the uprights and sliding in the kerf-reeess and provided with a depending handle, substantially as and for the purpose deseribed.

ti. 'lheetmibination,with the shelf of a musie-staml,boolesupport, easel,or the like provided with thekerf-slots and a kerf-reeess eonneetingthe kerf-slots, of the uprights pivoted in the kerf-slots, the eonneeting-rod hav- 'ing a depending handle and seoured to the Illrll'lg'lli'S and sliding in the kerf-reeess, and a stop secured in one of the kta'f-slots, whereby the uprights are prevented sinking too deep in the kerf-slots, substantially as deseribed.

7. Theeombination, with the shelf of a musie-stand, book-snpport, easel, or the like provided withthe l'elt or similarly-lined slotsand eonneeting-reeess, of the uprights pivoted in the slots, and a eon'neet ing-rod secured to the uprights and sliding in the kerf-reeess, substantially as and for the pin-pose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto at'tixed mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

IEA'YAR l) BOY i) NItIIO LS.

lVitnesses:

REGINALD H. TURIH, CHAS. \V. SMITH.

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